Planning & Producing Your Show

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Set Your Show Up For Success

Here’s How

First Stop – The Learning Center

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Access the Learning Center in your right hand drop down menu for a wealth of information.

Tip: Pay special attention to info on scheduling your show and using the Studio

Let’s Go To Settings

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Access Settings in your right hand drop down menu and start by checking and filling in all the correct fields in your Profile.

My Page in SettingsIn My Page fill in your URL, Title and Description of your show.

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Your URLChoose a short, memorable URL for your show.

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Your TitleChoose a title that is short, simple and to the point.

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Your DescriptionUse action words and be descriptive but don’t forget to have fun with it. Be creative in how you introduce your show to the world!

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Ta Da! Your Show Page After you have filled in the Profile & My Page tabs in Settings, this is how your Profile page will look.

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Booking GuestsHere are a few tips on securing guests for your show.

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1. Invite another BlogTalkRadio host on your show

2. Think of who you could interview of your own contacts

3. Target several guests and send out to your community on FB or Twitter to see if anyone knows them already or call/email them directly

4. Join IMDB Pro or WhoRepresents.com and get direct access to publicists and managers of celebrities

Preparing Your GuestsOnce you’ve confirmed guests, send an email to them about what they will expect during the show.

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Do Your ResearchListen to other shows in the Popular section of BlogTalkRadio and get some ideas for your own show.

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Tip: Make a list of the things you like and dislike about other shows to keep in mind for your own show.

Format Your ShowUse this show clock for diagramming the segments of your show.

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Audio ClipsCreate your intros/outros and other clips using the free program Audacity.

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Schedule Your ShowClick on Schedule Show in your dropdown menu and fill in all fields.

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The online studio let’s you promote to your audience and edit your episode information.

Now You Are Ready To Host Your Show!

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THANK YOU

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